20260113 - Tuesday Topics - the Totals versus the Partials.

Tuesday Topics will encourage folks to consider an issue that could potentially create some interesting disagreements. As

we take to the internet and a range of devices too numerous to mention, we will explore together a question that everybody has thought about but many have

avoided discussing!

Many people attempt to persuade us that there is only one sort of person with visual impairments. That person is "blind". In reality, according to some

statistics I have seen, only ten percent of those with vision loss are totally blind. That leaves 90 percent of those with some loss of sight who have

some usable vision. How do the two groups interact? Is either group privileged? Do people with some vision get treated fairly? Do people with no vision

get treated fairly? Obviously I am talking about how folks are regarded by others with vision loss! All of us know that people with vision loss are treated

unfairly by those without it! What does the attitude of partials look like? Do they perceive themselves as superior? Do totals feel that they are the only

ones who are truly "blind"? Is there friction between the two groups? Are "partials" caught in the middle so that they are disparaged by those who can

see and those who can't?

These are just some of the questions we will encourage folks to explore next week on Tuesday Topics!

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